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noun | verb beachbeach1 /bitʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural beaches) [countable] ETYMOLOGYbeach1Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Old English bæce small stream THESAURUS the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake► shore the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake: Only a few survivors reached the shore. a resort on the shores of Lake Michigan ► coast the land next to the ocean: The island is 15 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. ► beach an area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or lake: We spent the day at the beach. Let’s take a walk on the beach at sunset. Palm Beach, Florida ► seashore the area of land next to the ocean: hotels directly on the seashore ► bank the edge of a river: the banks of the Mississippi River earth science, geography an area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or a lake: a beautiful sandy beach► see thesaurus at shore1 noun | verb beachbeach2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbeach |
Present | I, you, we, they | beach | | he, she, it | beaches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | beached | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have beached | | he, she, it | has beached | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had beached | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will beach | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have beached |
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Present | I | am beaching | | he, she, it | is beaching | | you, we, they | are beaching | Past | I, he, she, it | was beaching | | you, we, they | were beaching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been beaching | | he, she, it | has been beaching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been beaching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be beaching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been beaching |
1 if a whale or other sea animal beaches itself or is beached, it swims onto the shore and cannot get back in the water2to pull a boat onto the shore away from the water |